Kids Cook Real Food is a hub of information for raising healthy kids, including our weekly podcast, The Healthy Parenting Handbook, with expert interviews, helpful tips, and kid-produced recipes.
I love stress mastery for its impact on anxiety! Becoming a certified stress mastery educator was partly because I wanted to learn how to help others with this journey we’re on, but also because I needed these skills for myself! I’m so happy to have this foundation and knowledge to help us all through these […]
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I thought I’d be interviewing Dr. Aimie about “trauma kids,” like foster kids and adoptions and kids who have gone through horrific tragedies. Turns out 70-80% of adults need this info and likely more of our kids than that! 😮 😮 😮 This interview was recorded back in the fall, but what a timely message
Now more than ever, it’s highly risky to be a “highly sensitive person”—HSPs, children included, are more sensitive to stress and threats, and boy do we have a lot of both of those flying around. HSPs really feeeeeel all the pain that others are going through and want to help, but that isn’t always good
83: Helping Highly Sensitive Children Avoid Meltdowns and Thrive in Uncertain Times Read More »
Ever heard of a Highly Sensitive Person? We’re 15-20% of the population, which means it’s just a trait difference, not a disorder—which means there’s a reason the world needs HSPs (and HSCs, Highly Sensitive Children). But that doesn’t make it easy to be one! Here’s your introduction to what a Highly Sensitive Person is, including:
82: What is a Highly Sensitive Person? (& How to Help Them Thrive in Times of Crisis) Read More »
Yes, we let kids use sharp knives! In fact, sharp knives are much safer than dull knives, because you don’t need as much pressure, therefore there’s less of a chance the knife will slip and hit something it shouldn’t. In today’s tutorial video, my kids and I demonstrate 3 different kinds of knife sharpeners, all
81: How to Sharpen Knives for Kids (and Why?) Read More »
Have you ever tried to explain to a child how their gut microbiome works and impacts their health? Here at Kids Cook Real Food™, I’m a huge proponent of teaching our kids about their food: how it affects them, where it comes from, how to make it, what different nutrients do, all the things! Joining
80: Better Gut Health for Kids with “Buddies in my Belly” Creator Sarah Morgan Read More »
When you start cooking early in the afternoon and have a professional firefighter running the pit…Mmmmm, mmmm, BEST meat we’ve ever tasted! Watching this video that my 14-year-old son Paul edited for us brings tears to my eyes, a smile to my face, and joy to my heart. It’s so special to connect with friends
78: Kids Learn REAL Texas Barbeque Read More »
Why is my child holding all that food in his mouth? Just chew! Why does she play with her food for so long? Just eat! Why am I unsatisfied after certain meals? They’re perfectly healthy and filling! Mary Voogt, feeding expert and food allergy aficionado, joins us today to explain how she discovered the 4
77: Why HOW You Feed Your Kids Is More Important Than WHAT You Feed Them: Eating Styles Read More »
Could you choose “one thing” to do each day? “One” primary goal for your kids? Find out how “The One Thing” business and productivity philosophy relates to parenting successful children, and let’s start the conversation: What’s your “one thing” in parenting for your kids? I thought of applying this business strategy to parenting when I
76: The Impact of “The ONE Thing” in Parenting Read More »
“Eating is the hardest thing kids will ever do.” What?!?! Have you ever thought about what we do 5x/day like this? Dr. Kay Toomey was the MOST fascinating interview I’ve ever done, and it ran so long, we had to cut it into two pieces for you! Be sure to catch part 1 here all
75: Science Gives Parents the Solution for Picky Eaters (Part 2 with Dr. Kay Toomey) Read More »
